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Halloween Craft: Easy Pinata / Goodie Bag

October 3, 2018

Now… I can’t go on enough about how much I love crafting with TP Rolls. There are TP Roll Crafts this and TP Roll Crafts that… and of course there are TP Roll BATS! Clearly, these have done before, they are like TP Roll Owls and TP Roll People… but, what I love about OUR TP Roll bats, is the POTENTIAL. Oooh the fun you can have. Make one, make lots. String them up as “Bat Bunting” this Halloween. Or close them up as Bat Goodie bags… or… my ABSOLUTELY FAVOURITE is…. turn your TP Roll Bat into mini Pinatas and then you can REALLY have a Trick or Treat session (we do love a good DIY Treat Box Craft!!). Pull the string – will you receive a TREAT with colourful lollies… or a TRICK with slimey worms (aka worm sweets of course).

This is a great post to show how very versatile Paper Crafts can be.. and is the perfect Paper Halloween Craft for kids!

Halloween Craft: Easy Pinata / Goodie Bag. Super easy and fun TP Roll Bat. These Toilet Paper Roll Bats, can be used as treat bags or easy Mini Pinatas. So fun and cute! Love! These TP Roll Bats were first published in Sept 2013 anad have been updated and republished for your convenience!

Using a TP Roll as a Mini Pinata was inspired by Love & Cupcakes Blog mini Pinatas. Genius lady. Take a peak at hers they even go off with a POP!

TP Roll Bats – Materials

Halloween Pinata - this is such a cute and simple idea. Turn a TP roll into a TP Roll Bat pinata!! Super fun and thrifty!

  • one TP Roll,
  • some black card,
  • googly eyes,
  • pva glue (white glue),
  • a silver or gold pen for the mouth,
  • tissue paper (to “stuff the bottom”),
  • Halloween treats

How to make your TP Roll Bats

1) Fold the top of your TP Roll down to make a bat shape – it is the same shape as for a TP Roll Owl or cat (check out the Craft Video here – about 1min 30sec into it, I show how to fold the loo roll if you are in any doubt!).

2) Paint black. I have a preference for acrylics, as they are have a better finish and my kids are used to using them now.

3) Whilst they are drying, use a small bowl as a template. Cut a circle from your black card. Cut the circle in half. Then cute some “waves” and your wings are ready for gluing on.

4) Glue the wings and the googly eyes on. Then add the mouth with the silver pen. If you don’t have a pen that works on black, you could either leave it blank, paint it on with white paint or stick on a simple mouth cut from paper!

Done….

Halloween Crafts

Now the fun bit. Are you going to:

* Use them as trick or treat goodie bags at a party – then fill with sweets, stuff a little tissue paper to keep it all in place.

* Use them as bunting – then make lots and string them up (you can staple the wings to some string)

* Make (my favourite) Halloween Pinatas? Basically – these are the same as the goodie bags, but you add some string at the bottom to tug on the bats and see whether you get a Trick or a Treat! You can fill them with different treats or trick them with an “empty” bat…. or to avoid disappointment, fill them with things like “joke sweets” (eye ball chocolates, gummi worms) or maybe some spider sequins?

More adorable Paper Bat Craft Ideas include:

Origam Bats

And these fabulous Bat Paper Puppets:

Check out more DIY Treat Box Ideas here (including more cute Halloween ideas):

Over 15 Quirky Gift Box ideas for kids to make and enjoy! Great for individual gifts or party treat boxes

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Filed Under: Halloween, Kids Craft, Loo Rolls, Party Ideas, Recycling 27 Comments

Comments

  1. JDaniel4's Mom says

    September 12, 2013 at 3:42 pm

    This is adorable! I love it and I am pinning it.

    Reply
  2. Pinkoddy says

    September 12, 2013 at 7:38 pm

    what an amazing idea – of course I’m off to pin.

    Reply
  3. Jeanette Nyberg says

    September 13, 2013 at 1:50 am

    Woah, cool! These are just wonderful.

    Reply
    • Red Ted Art says

      September 13, 2013 at 8:28 am

      Thank you! So pleased you like them!

      Reply
  4. Elizabeth Banks says

    October 8, 2013 at 2:40 pm

    Adorable. The children @ my job will enjoy making this.

    Reply
  5. Wymeaka says

    October 15, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    I love this idea and help organise the crafts at a tots group every Tuesday. I will definitely be passing this one and will put it onto my website, if that is ok with you. My site is new and up-coming so please stop by a check it out at http://www.wymeaka.com

    Reply
  6. Jenny Shine says

    October 24, 2013 at 12:50 am

    Easy but funny idea, I like it! : )

    Reply
  7. Sarah says

    September 21, 2014 at 1:18 am

    This is wonderful. I always make treats for my daughters class for their halloween party and I’m always looking for fun but inexpensive things. This is perfect and she can’t wait to get started.

    Reply
  8. becky says

    September 29, 2014 at 10:29 am

    making these! We have a thousand loo rolls, we usually make up little food bags with goodies but these are loads better! X

    Reply
    • Red Ted Art says

      September 29, 2014 at 10:52 am

      Wonderful! So pleased. Have fun!!

      Reply
  9. Felicity McAllister says

    November 7, 2014 at 12:47 am

    This would be even better if I could print it off!

    Reply
    • Red Ted Art says

      November 7, 2014 at 8:28 am

      Can’t you “just print” the page?

      Reply
  10. joy says

    September 16, 2015 at 2:25 pm

    Hi, Red Ted’s and Pip-Squeak’s Mom!

    Just love your personality, and so thrilled with all your talents and sharing heart!!!

    Loving the bat tp project.

    My sis is 61 (w/b 62 on the 30), but she has the mind of a 5-y-o. She attends a Senior hot lunch program, and I saw a coffin favor box thingy somewhere in Netland, and even suggested it to the director, but, I guess that wasn’t too bright on my part, as, what Senior wants to receive a coffin box of any kind, right!? 🙂

    So…tp bats it w/b! :)))

    Thanks again, Maggie, for the terrific job you do to keep us on our toes! :)))

    Reply
    • joy says

      September 16, 2015 at 2:45 pm

      I’m so sorry! I did it again! Won’t happen again, Maggy. :)))

      Reply
  11. Cathy at Indie Tot says

    October 18, 2016 at 8:12 pm

    These are so cute! I love the idea of using them as little pinatas. The child care centre I work at doesn’t let us use toilet paper rolls anymore but it would be easy to make tubes out of poster board and glue/tape. Thanks for the idea!

    Reply
    • Red Ted Art says

      October 19, 2016 at 9:03 am

      Yes or cut Kitchen Paper Towel rolls in half too! That works well 🙂 enjoy!

      Reply

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